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News, notes and observations about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

In what will be a minor move compared to the trading of Aqib Talib, the Tampa Bay Bucs promoted defensive end Aaron Morgan from the practice squad and waived defensive end George Johnson on Thursday. Johnson had played in five games this season with the Bucs and had five tackles. Morgan, 6-foot-4 and 250 pounds, is in his third NFL season out of Louisiana-Monroe. He entered the league as a college free-agent from Jacksonville in 2010 and played seven games… Read More »

After watching film of the 37-9 loss to the Houston Texans, Tampa Bay coach Raheem Morris said that newly-acquired defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth played well. Haynesworth, who was just acquired on Wednesday off waivers from the New England Patriots, started on Sunday. Morris said he played in 47 plays. “He played a good game yesterday,” Morris said. “He was excited to be at a new place; he was excited to get out there and play 47 snaps; he was excited… Read More »

The Tampa Bay Bucs officially placed defensive tackle Gerald McCoy and linebacker Quincy Black on injured reserve on Tuesday and promoted linebacker Tyrone McKenzie and defensive end George Johnson to the active roster from the practice squad. It’s homecoming for McKenzie. McKenzie signed with the Bucs’ practice squad on Nov. 9. He entered the league as a third-round pick of the New England Patriots in 2009 out of the University of South Florida. Johnson was signed by Tampa Bay in… Read More »

Tampa Bay General Manager Mark Dominik said Saturday he was going to scan the waiver wire for some players released that might be able to help the team. He found two such players on Sunday but the price comes at an expense. The Bucs claimed center Ted Larsen and running back Kregg Lumpkin on Sunday. By doing this, the Bucs said good-bye to former All-Pro kick returner Clifton Smith. Tampa Bay also waived rookie tackle Derek Hardman. The Bucs also… Read More »

The third preseason game is where most teams solidify their lineups and do a dress rehearsal (a little more than two quarters with the starters) of the regular season. For the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ third game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, there will be two notable changes to the starting lineup: veteran left guard Keydrick Vincent (Lake Gibson High) replaces Jeremy Zuttah; while at strong safety, Sean Jones replaces Sabby Piscitelli. The Bucs had to practice off campus because of the weather, so… Read More »

Former Webber University safety Vince Anderson made history when he was signed to a free-agent contract by the New York Giants in 2009. Even though he spent the season on the practice squad, he was still the first player from the NAIA school to sign with the NFL. Now, the Lake City native Anderson is closer to home. Anderson was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday. He was waived by the Giants on June 21. “We liked (Anderson… Read More »